Page 8 of Sapphire Queen
Chapter 5
“Onika has returned to the Onyx Kingdom. She sent word she wants to hold a conference.” Commander Brady stood at the door.
“Finally!” Sarifena threw her arms up in relief, “When?”
“A week. She said she needed time to speak with her mother and father first.”
“A week? What about the journal? Did she say if she still had it?”
“She does not. It disappeared a few nights ago.”
Sarifena paced the small room, waiting for the Constable to return. She needed to discuss Onika’s return with him and the missing journal.
“Sarifena,” the timber voice caused a spark of electricity to singe its way through her body.
“Heath. What are you doing here?”
“Constable James asked me to meet him here.”
“Did he?” Sarifena rolled her eyes, that old man was up to something. He knew Sarifena’s feelings on having a relationship, and yet… he was trying everything he could to get her to put those thoughts aside.
“Are you ok?” Heath pressed his hand to her shoulder, “I’m worried about you, Sari.”
“Stop. Don’t call me that.” She jerked out of his touch.
“Why are you pushing me away?”
“You know why, Heath.”
“Your results? Sarifena, I don’t care about that. I told you, I lo…”
Sarifena held up her hand and cut him off, “Don’t say it. You want something I cannot give you, Heath. It is what it is.”
“No,” he grabbed her arm, “it isn’t, Sari. You're deciding for both of us, and I am not ok with that. What if you're perfectly fine?”
“What if I’m not? Can you honestly say you’d be fine without ever having children?”
Heath started to talk but shut his mouth. He wasn’t sure what to say.
“Exactly.” Sarifena yanked out of his hold again, “You deserve someone who knows for certain. Now,” she brushed passed him, “Tell the Constable I’ll find him later.”
Sarifena was so angry, she didn’t see the Constable passing her in the hallway.
“Looks like you pissed the Queen off.” Constable James clicked his tongue at Heath.
“You could say that. She refuses to listen to anything I have to say.”
“I assume it’s the results of her test?”
“Yes.”
“Give her time. In the meantime, I received word from the Amethyst Kingdom. The journal was in the library. There was a note attached instructing Amalee to read its contents.”
“Fuck… what did it say?”
“Don’t know. She said she hasn’t read it yet.”
“What is it with these women?”
